amenable to change

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• amenable — adjective Etymology: Anglo French, from amener to bring, compel, from a (from Latin ad ) + mener to lead, from Late Latin minare to drive, from Latin minari to threaten more at mount Date: 1596 1. liable to be brought to account ; answerable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• unreasonable —   1. Unfair. Kaulike ole.   2. Exorbitant. Oi mamua o ka mea kūpono.   3. Not amenable to change. Ho opa akikī, pa akikī, po o pa a …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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